Mudcat Grant vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Mudcat Grant
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mudcat Grant built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.63 and 1.311 for Mudcat Grant. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mudcat Grant and Tom Thomas

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.92
54.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
3.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7325
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2292
8.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
3.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10293
37.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9394
34.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mudcat Grant and Tom Thomas

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7324
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
2.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
1.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mudcat Grant and Tom Thomas

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
469.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
533.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
94.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
71.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
17.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
23.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.11
28.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
128.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
122.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
56.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
45.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
97.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.5
23.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
26.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
214
150.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
33.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA